Washing-machine



UNITED STATESEATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES M. SW'ANY, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 20,099, dated April 27, 1858.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OHAnLns M. SWANY, of Richmond, in the county ofWayne and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Vy ashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a vertical central section of my improvement. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section, taken in the line (a: m) Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

The nature of my invention consists in the use of a rubbing disk withboth horizontal and perpendicular rubbing surfaces, in combination witha case of rubbers, which case has also both horizontal and perpendicularrubbing surfaces, said rubbing disk and case of rubbers being placedwithin a tub and so related and adjusted as to be capable ofsimultaneous motion in opposite directions. By this contrivance I amenabled to give a friction upon the clothes more nearly resembling theaction of human hands than can be obtained by moving either the disk orcase of rubbers separately.

My improvement further consists in a peculiar arrangement of the rubbersor ribs upon the lower side of the rubbing disk and also upon the bottomof the case of rubbers hereinafter shown, the object of whicharrangement is to retain the clot-hes in their place during the processof washing.

To enable those skilled in the art fully to understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A, is a tub of the usual form.

B, is the rubbing disk which is attached to a vertical arbor or shaft,O. The lower end of this shaft is secured to the bottom of the tub atits center, D. The disk, B, is attached to shaft C, by means of a metalsocket o, the upper part of which has a hole through its center for thereception of a pin S. The shaft is similarly perforated with holes 2. Bythis contrivance the disk may be retained at any requisite height uponshaft, O.

In consequence of the socket being made in two parts in the form of aswivel joint the upper part being secured by a pin as shown in Fig. 1,the other or lower half is free to turn around the shaft, and at thesame time preventing any vertical play of the disk B. On the upper sideof the disk a lever or handle F is attached. The disk B, has projectionsor rubbers on the side, 6. The outside row is put on in the form of anoctagon, J Fig. 2. The inside rows are placed one within another inrectangles. Of these there may be three or more. The bottom or lowerside of the case of rubbers, is provided with three friction rollersattached radially to the bottom of the rubber case i 2'. Thisarrangement allows the rubber case to vibrate without unnecessaryfriction. This case is so adjusted that its upper horizontal surfaceantagonizes with the under or horizontal rubbing surface of disk, B.This surface is also constructed similarly to its antagonist, withrubbers placed octagonally and reotangularly. It will be observed thatdisk B and this case of rubbers antagonize both horizontally andperpendicularly, and are capable of motion in opposite direction at thesame time, thus giving a double or compound motion upon the clothesbetween their surfaces.

, Operation: The clothes to be washed are placed within the case insideof the tub, A, the disk, B, having been previously removed. The tub issupplied with the requisite quantity of suds and the disk replaced inthe tub, and adjusted at the proper height on the shaft. The rubber isvibrated by one hand applied to the lever or handle F. The case isvibrated in an opposite direction, by the other hand upon handle R. henthe clothes are washed, they are removed from the tub, and such portionsof each article (as the collar and wristbands of shirts) as are notthoroughly cleansed, are placed between the rubbers at the circumferenceof the disk and subjected to additional rubbing until thoroughly washed.This method it will be seen prevents unnecessary wear upon the cleanerparts of the clothing.

Now I do not broadly claim either set of rubbing surfaces herein shown,when separately considered, as analogous devices are separately in use.But

I do claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1.Such a construction and arrangement of the disk, B, and rubber case withthe tub, that the disk and rubber case are free rubber case, for thepurpose of keeping the to move in opposite directions simultaneclothesin place during the process of Washously, the above being-made andfashioned ing. 1

substantially as shown and described. CHARLES M. SWANY. 5 2. I claim themanner herein shown of Witnesses:

arranging the rubbers or ribs upon the horizontal rubbing surfaces ofthe disk and JOHN FINLEY, E. VIOKERS.

